The Blackboard Jungle

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The Blackboard Jungle

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Evan Hunter
…novel is among his earliest: The Blackboard Jungle (1954), a story of violence in a New York high school that was the basis of a popular film (1955). After Strangers When We Meet (1958; filmed 1960) and A Matter of Conviction (1959; also published as The Young Savages) became best…
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…novel is among his earliest: The Blackboard Jungle (1954), a story of violence in a New York high school that was the basis of a popular film (1955). After Strangers When We Meet (1958; filmed 1960) and A Matter of Conviction (1959; also published as The Young Savages) became best…
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Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle was based on a popular 1954 novel by Evan Hunter. The film hit a nerve with its unusually brutal depiction of the social conditions of urban schools, and the music and the theme made the movie hugely popular with teenage audiences. Fights and…
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Blackboard Jungle was based on a popular 1954 novel by Evan Hunter. The film hit a nerve with its unusually brutal depiction of the social conditions of urban schools, and the music and the theme made the movie hugely popular with teenage audiences. Fights and…
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